September 3rd ... hunting for juveniles.
I started about 7 o'clock this morning heading for the bluffs in Pickering. Temp was initially about 11 degrees with light wind in full sun. After I parked and exited the space ship I heard no bird sounds. Not good. Then I heard a cardinal and soon afterwards a blue jay. There was no warbler twitter and yet the tall cedars are only about ten meters away. I expected more sound, but then again, I'm somewhat delusional. I therefore headed away from the bluffs and steered a course for open sun, despite the risk of melting my enthusiasm. At the second line of trees I noticed some activity, a few warblers but not much variety, which is the essential spice of birding. There were mainly Magnolia warblers and Red-eyed vireos. Every flash of yellow was a Magnolia, every flash of not-yellow was a RE vireo, every flash of red ..., well there were no flashes of red because the cardinals were juvenile and/or females. Sightings included: Bay-breasted, B&W, N. parula, catbird, RB grosbeak, BT green, Myrtle, C. yellowthroat, Chestnut-sided, crows, and then I spotted one dead battery. Fortunately I had a spare. All that stagnant electrical sludge at the bottom of the battery was slowing my auto-focus. At least that's what I tell myself.
Magnolia
Black-throated green
Chestnut-sided
Black & White
N. parula
Red-eyed vireo
